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Monthly GK Blaster
SSC & Railway Exam
Best 160 Current Affairs Questions
February Month 2018
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Monthly GK Blaster is a collection of BEST 160 current affairs news and events that occurred in the
month of February 2018. This file is important for all SSC & Railway Exams.

GK Blaster

1. Which team won the Under -19 World Cup 2018? -

India
• India defeated Australia by eight wickets.
• India won the Under 19 World Cup record
four times.
• Final was played in at Mount Maunganui in
New Zealand.
• Indian Captain – Prithvi Shaw
• Coach - Rahul Dravid
• Man, of the match - Manjot Kalra
• Man, of the match - Manjot Kalra
• Player of the Tournament - Shubman Gill
• Highest Wicket Taker - Anukul Roy (14)
• West Indies won the world cup title in 2016
2. According to RBI 6th Bi-monthly Monetary policy
statement, the current repo rate is - 6.00%.
Current Rates
• Repo Rate - 6%
• Reverse Repo Rate - 5.75%
• CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio)- 4.00%
• SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) - 19.50%
• MSF (Marginal Standing Facility)- 6.25%
• Bank Rate - 6.25%
3. Who became the new Chairman of Federal Reserve
System? - Jerome H Powell
• He succeeds Janet Yellen, the first woman to
lead the US central bank in its 100-year
history.
4. What is the rank of India in 2017 Global Democracy
Index? – 42nd
• Top 3 countries in 2017 GDI: Norway,
Iceland and Sweden.
• Index was released by UK-based company
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
• India’s rank has slipped from 32nd in 2016.
5. In Union Budget 2018-19, MUDRA Yojana is proposed
to set a target of ___for lending under MUDRA for
2018-19. - Rs.3 lakh crore
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6. Who is the head of the committee to study use and
application of artificial intelligence (AI) in military? -
N Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons Chairman)
7. The book “Exam Warriors” authored by ____. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
8. Under Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF)
Scheme, the government will provide the opportunity
to how many B.Tech students to pursue a PhD in IITs
and Indian Institute of Science (IISc)? 1000
9. Who became the new Chief Justice of Bangladesh? -
Mahmud Hossain
10. Who is the head of the committee constituted by the
Government to look into issues relating to
cryptocurrencies? – Dinesh Sharma
11. Which two Indian institutes have featured in the top
50 Asian institutes in TIMES Higher Education (THE)
World University Rankings for educational institutes
in Asia? - Indian Institute of Science (29th rank)
and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (44).
• National University of Singapore ranked first
in the list and Tsinghua University, China
ranked 2nd in the list.
12. What is the main objective of the “KUSUM scheme”
which was announce in the Union Budget 2018-19? to
encourage farmers for solar farming across the
country.
• KUSUM Scheme Objective: to encourage
farmers for solar farming across the country.
• Budget allocation - Rs. 48,000 crores
• Benefits – Govt. will provide Solar
Agricultural Pumps to the farmers.
• Target – Doubling farmers income by 2022.
13. Who became the new President of Cyprus? – Nicos
Anastasiades
• Cyprus Capital- Nicosia
• Currency- Euro.
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14. Which state government signed an agreement with
Ola for river taxi service in the state? – Assam
15. Which country launched the smallest rocket into the
orbit? – Japan
• Japan launches world's tiniest ‘SS-520’ rocket
into orbit.
• The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency
(JAXA) successfully launched the world's
smallest rocket ‘SS-520’ to carry a ‘TRICOM-
1R’ satellite into orbit.
16. First ever Global Investors summit was held in _____.
Guwahati, Assam.
17. A new wildlife sanctuary Ghodazari opened in which
state? – Maharashtra, Chandrapur district.
18. A door to door campaign ‘DASTAK’ to eradicate
deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and
Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease launched in which
state? – Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh state government has
launched the ‘DASTAK’ campaign in
association with UNICEF.
• UNICEF headquarter is in New York City, the
USA.
• Henrietta H. Fore is the Executive Director of
UNICEF.
19. The 7th India Energy Congress was held in ____. New
Delhi.
• The theme of the 7th edition of India Energy
Congress is 'Energy 4.0: Energy Transition
Towards 2030'.
20. Who became the new Director-General of Sports
Authority of India (SAI)? - Neelam Kapur
21. Who won the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Bhasha
Samman award? - Shesh Anand Madhukar
• Shesh Anand Madhukar is Magahi writer.
22. First ever ‘Pelican Festival’ was held at ____. Atapaka
Bird Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh
23. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed
USD 375 million loan agreement with which
organization for Jal Marg Vikas Project on river
Ganga? – World Bank
24. Shubhankar Sharma recently was in news. He is
associated with which sports? - Golf
• Shubhankar Sharma has emerged as the
best Indian golfer in the world, grabbing the
72nd position in the Official World Golf
Ranking (OWGR).
• He has won the Maybank Championship in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in Feb 4, 2018
25. World's most powerful rocket “Falcon Heavy”
launched by? SpaceX
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• SpaceX is an Aerospace company of United
States.
• Founder of SpaceX is Elon Musk
26. India’s first sentiment index for micro and small
enterprises (MSEs) jointly launched by CRISIL & SIDBI
named as ___. CriSidEx
27. World Cancer Day observed on ___. 4th February
• The theme for this year is “We can. I can”.
28. Madavoor Vasudevan Nair passed away. He was
associated which form of dance? - Kathakali
29. Which country signed Strategic Partnership
Agreement with United Nations for committing a
record $370 million dollar to UN World Food
Programme? – Sweden
• The WFP is the food-assistance branch of the
United Nations. It is the world’s largest
humanitarian organization addressing hunger
and promoting food security.
• It is headquartered in Rome (Italy)
30. India joined Ashgabat agreement which aims at
establishment of International Transport and Transit
Corridor between the______. Iran, Oman,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
• It was signed in April 2011 and is named after
capital of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat. It
establishes international transport and transit
corridor between Central Asia and the Persian
Gulf countries.
31. Which state government won the ‘Geospatial World
Excellence Award-2018’? – Odisha
32. Who became the highest ranked Indian player in the
latest Professional Squash Association (PSA)
rankings? - Saurav Ghosal
• Saurav Ghosal jumped five places to No. 14.
33. Who has been selected for V Shantaram Lifetime
Achievement Award 2018? - Shyam Benegal (veteran
film producer and director)
34. Who won the first gold medal in Khelo India School
Games? Anu Kumar.
• Anu Kumar grabbed the first gold medal of
the ‘Khelo India School Games’ in 1500
metres (4 minutes and 4 seconds) at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
35. Who became the first women cricketer in the world to
take 200 wickets in ODI cricket? - Jhulan Goswami
• She achieved this feat against South Africa.
36. Who won the gold medal in the women's 48kg weight
category at the India Open International Boxing
tournament? – MC Mary Kom
• She defeated Josie Gabuco of Philippines in a
split 4-1 decision to grab the gold in the
women's 48kg weight category.
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37. Who became the new Director General of Military
Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army? - Anil
Chauhan
38. Hukum Singh passed away. He was related to which
filed? – Politician
• He was a Senior BJP leader & Lok Sabha MP
from Kairana (U.P.).
39. 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2018 held
in ___. Faridabad, Haryana
• This year Uttar Pradesh is the theme state
and Kyrgyzstan is the Partner Nation.
40. Which state government announced to build a tunnel
through the Sela Pass? Arunachal Pradesh
Note:
➢ The Sela pass is located between the Tawang
and West Kameng districts of Arunachal
Pradesh.
41. Who became the new President of Sahitya Akademi?
Prof. Chandrashekhara Kambar
• Prof. Chandrashekhara Kambar, the eminent
Kannada writer and Jnanpith winner.
42. What is the name of the India’s first online radio
station? Radio Umang
• India’s first online radio station “Radio
Umang” has launched on 2018 World Radio
Day themed around peace, humanity and
hope.
43. Which country will host the 8th edition of Theatre
Olympics 2018? India
44. The World Radio Day observed every year on _____. 13
February
• The theme for this year is - ‘Radio and
Sports’.
45. Who became the first Asian Indian swimmer to swim
across Ocean Seven? ___ Rohan More
• He is the youngest person in the world to
swim across the Ocean Seven.
46. Who has been awarded with the Grand Collar of the
State of Palestine’? Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred with
the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’
by President Mahmoud Abbas for his key
contribution to promote relations between
India and Palestine.
• Mr. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to
make an official visit to Palestine.
• The Grand Collar is highest order given to
foreign dignitaries.
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47. In India the National Productivity Day (NPD) is
observed on ___. February 12
48. Muzaffar Hussain, who passed away recently was a
____. the noted writer & journalist (Madhya
Pradesh)
49. As per latest report by New World Wealth, which
Indian city has been named in the list of 15 wealthiest
cities globally? Mumbai (12)
• India’s financial capital Mumbai, with a total
wealth of $950 billion, has been named 12th
wealthiest city among the top 15 wealthiest
cities globally.
• According to a new report by New World
Wealth the list was topped by New York with
a total wealth of $3 trillion.
• London ranked second in the list with $2.7
trillion, followed by Tokyo ($2.5 trillion), and
San Francisco Bay area ($2.3 trillion).
50. Who won the 13th edition of National Chess
Championship for blind? Kishan Gangolli
• Kishan Gangolli belongs to Karnataka and the
chess championship was held in Mumbai
51. Parbati Ghose, who passed away. She was a___. First
female filmmaker of Odisha
52. The Bansagar dam is built on which river ___. Son
River (Madhya Pradesh)
• The Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose river
Valley Project built across Son River in
Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.
53. Which railway zone became the first Rail Zone to have
100% LED lighting at railway stations? South-Central
Railway (SCR)
• The South-Central Railway (SCR) has become
the first railway zone in India to complete
100% LED lighting at all the 733 stations
under its jurisdiction.
54. Which state topped the Health Index progressive
report which was released by NITI Aayog? Kerala
• Uttar Pradesh appeared at the bottom
among larger states in terms of overall
performance.
• As per the index “Healthy States, Progressive
India’ report for large states, Kerala was
followed by Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
• Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Odisha
are among the states that performed poorly in
the health index.
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55. Who became the non-executive Chairman of the
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
Biswamohan Mahapatra
• He succeeded B Sambamurthy.
56. Who became the new Chief Justice of Kerala? Antony
Dominic
57. Which team won the 8th Senior National Women’s
Hockey Championship tournament-2018? Railway
Sports Promotion Board
• The Railway Sports Promotion Board has
lifted the 8th edition of Senior National
Women’s Hockey Championship 2018,
thrashing Madhya Pradesh 4-0 in the final.
58. In India the National Unani Day (NUD) is celebrated
every year on ____. February 11
59. Asma Jahangir who passed away was a renowned
_____. human rights lawyer of Pakistan
60. The National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) has signed a pact with which
company to provide a course on ‘Digital Safety’? ___
Google
• Google and NCERT signed a pact to integrate
a course on ‘Digital Citizenship and Safety’ in
information and communication technology
curriculum.
61. The first-of-its-kind Centre for learning Sanskrit
language opened in ____. Ahmedabad
• Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister
launched the Centre for learning Sanskrit
language in Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
62. The National Sugar Institute (NSI) is located in _____.
Kanpur
63. Which state topped the overall medal tally at the first-
ever Khelo India School Games (KISG-2018)?
Haryana
• Haryana topped the overall medal tally at the
first-ever Khelo India School Games (KISG-
2018) in New Delhi after winning the 102
medals which include 38 gold and 26 silver.
• Maharashtra has acquired the 2nd position
with 111 medals while Delhi with 94
medals came third.
64. Who will become the first female Hindu lawmaker in
Pakistan since 1947? ___ Krishna Kumari
• Krishna Kumari will be the first female Hindu
lawmaker in Pakistan since 1947.
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65. Who has been honored with the 2018 Ibrahim Prize
for Achievement in African Leadership? Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a former Liberian
President.
66. Who became the first Indian golfer to qualify for the
China Ladies PGA Tour? Sharmila Nicollet
• Sharmila Nicollet from Bengaluru has become
the first Indian golfer to qualify for the China
Ladies PGA Tour.
67. Who is the head of the committee constituted by
Union Government to accelerate capital acquisition
for Armed Forces reconstruction? ___ Vinay Sheel
Oberoi
68. National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018
was held in ____. New Delhi
• The theme for VIVID 2018 is – Cyber Security
and Innovation.
69. Which country became the world’s first country to
repeal same-sex marriage? ___ Bermuda
• Hamilton is the capital of Bermuda
• Dollar is the currency
70. The Wood International Expo 2018 was held in ____.
Kathmandu, Nepal
71. What is the rank of India in Intellectual Property
Index (IPI) 2018? 44th
• India ranked 44th out of 50 countries
• The index was released by U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center
(GIPC).
72. The 2 edition of National Micro Drama Festival
nd
(NMDF-2018) was held in ___. New Delhi
73. Who became the new Chief Justice of the Manipur
High Court? Justice Abhilasha Kumari
• Dr. Najma Heptulla is the Governor of
Manipur.
• N. Biren Singh is the current Chief Minister of
Manipur.
74. The headquarter of Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE) is located in ____. New Delhi
• It is in news recently because the CSE has
been ranked the top environment policy think
tanks in India.
75. The 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018) was
held in ___ Dubai
76. B.G. Banakar who passed away, was the former
speaker of which legislative assembly? Karnataka
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77. Who became the first independent female director of
International Cricket Council (ICC)? ___ Indra Nooyi
• Indra Nooyi is the PepsiCo Chairman and
CEO.
78. Chandrasekhar Rath who passed away recently was a
veteran ___. Odia literature writer
81. Which committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) to look into bank frauds? Y H Malegam
committee
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee
under the chairmanship of Y H Malegam, a
former member of the Central Board of
Directors of RBI, to look into the reasons for
wide divergence by banks in asset
classification and provisioning by banks and
measures to prevent frauds.
82. Which film has won the best film award at the 71st
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
Awards? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Missouri
• Martin McDonagh is the director of Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
• Best Actor: Garry Oldman for Darkest Hour.
• Best Actress: Frances McDormand for Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
83. Which start-up has been awarded as the Startup of
the Year 2017? Milkbasket
• Milkbasket, India’s first and largest micro-
delivery platform, has been recognised as
‘Startup of the Year’ 2017 at the 7th Small
Business Awards held in New Delhi.
• Milkbasket delivers milk, bread, eggs, butter,
juices and other daily need items, every
morning, right at your doorstep, free of
charge.
84. M.S. Anantharaman, who passed away, was a well-
known ___. Violin artist.
• Noted violinist M.S. Anantharaman an
exponent of Parur style of violin playing, has
passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
85. The National conference “Agriculture 2022-
Doubling Farmers’ Income” was held in ___. New
Delhi
• The conference was organized by the Union
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
(MoA&FW).
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79. The 2018 International Conference on Unani Medicine
was held in _____. New Delhi
80. Who has been selected for the Akbar Kakkattil Award
2018? T D Ramakrishnan
• Mr. Radha Mohan Singh is the Union Minister
of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
86. India’s first artificial intelligence center to be opened
in ___. Maharashtra
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis will launch the plan for the institute
during the Magnetic Maharashtra Summit and
at the Global Economic Conference in Canada
in March 2018.
• The main aim of the centre is to integrate
artificial intelligence in the field of social
development.
87. The 44th Khajuraho Dance Festival 2018 was held in
____. Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
88. The World Congress on Information Technology was
held in ____. Hyderabad
89. Which state hosted the National Banana Festival
(NBF) 2018? Kerala
90. Which oil company to introduce Asia’s first large scale
CO2 injection technique at Gandhar field? Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation.
• The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
will soon launch Asia’s first large scale CO2-
injected project in its Gandhar oil field in
Gujarat.
• The aim is to recover an extra 20 million
barrels of crude oil under the Enhanced Oil
Recovery (EOR) programme which is being
undertaken to improve India’s energy
security.
91. The 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC-2018)
was held in which country? Germany
• The objective of the conference is to discuss
pressing security issues, including North
Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and the
Syrian civil war.
92. Which Indian-origin has been honoured with the
Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the
Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018? Vikas
Sathaye
• Vikas Sathaye, was born in Pune India.
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• He and his team received the award for his
contribution towards conceptualization,
designing, engineering, and the
implementation of the ‘Shot over K1 Camera
System’ during his stint at Shot over Camera
Systems in Queenstown, New Zealand.
93. Who became the new President of South Africa? Cyril
Ramaphosa.
• Cyril Ramaphosa became the 5th President
of South Africa.
• He replaced Jacob Zuma.
94. Who became the new governor of Bank of Japan
(BOJ)? Haruhiko Kuroda
• He was re-appointed for the second term.
• The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan
and it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
95. India Pharma & India Medical Device 2018
conference was held in ___. Bengaluru
• Ananth Kumar is the present Union Minister
of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary
Affairs.
96. Which Indian app has won the best Best M-Govt
Service Award at World Government Summit 2018?
Umang App
• India’s Umang App has won the Best M-
Government Service award in the Accessible
Government category while Aadhaar won the
best emerging technology award at the 6th
edition of the World Government Summit
2018 in Dubai.
• The “Umang App” provides users a unified
platform that combines government
departments and services, facilitating
transactions for citizens.
97. The world’s first autonomous pods launched in ___.
Dubai
• The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of
Dubai has launched the test of the world’s
first autonomous pods at the World
Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates (UAE).
98. World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 was
held in ___. India
99. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of
Nepal? KP Sharma Oli
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• Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli the chairperson
of Communist Party of Nepal sworn-in as the
41st Prime Minister of Nepal.
100.Which state won the Senior Women’s National
Football Championship 2018? Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu won the maiden 23rd edition of
the Senior Women’s National Football
Championship 2018 by defeating Manipur in
the final by 2-1 at the Barabati Stadium in
Cuttack.
101.India’s first-ever radio festival was held in which
city? New Delhi
• India’s first-ever radio festival was held at the
UNESCO House in New Delhi to mark World
Radio Day (WRD-2018).
• The festival has been organised by
International Association of Women in Radio
and Television in partnership with UNESCO.
102.India has signed how much amount of loan
agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) for
Rajasthan Water Project? $100 million
• Headquarter of New Development Bank is in -
Shanghai, China
• K.V. Kamth is the first President of New
Development Bank.
103.Which state launched the India’s first state to opt out
of the National Health Protection Scheme “Modi
Care”? West Bengal
• In the 2018 Budget, Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley had announced a National Health
Protection Scheme for around 10 crore poor
families.
• This will be the world’s largest government-
funded healthcare programme.
104.The India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit 2018
was held in___? New Delhi
105.The world’s tallest hotel ‘Gevora’ has opened in
which city? Dubai.
106.2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Summit will be held in ____. Qingdao, China
• The 18th Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO-2018) will be hosted by
China in the city of Qingdao in June 2018.
• The17th SCO summit 2017 was held in
Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2017.
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• The SCO is consisting of China, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
107.Who has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the
Year 2017? Sanjiv Bajaj
• Dr. E Sreedharan was honored with the
Lifetime Achievement Award for
transforming the face of public transportation
in India.
• Sanjiv Bajaj is the Managing Director, Bajaj
Finserv (Indian financial services company).
108.Khwaja Haleem was passed away. He was a ____. the
former Uttar Pradesh minister (Samajwadi Party)
109.6th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
India Regional Conference was held in _____. Bihar
• The 6th Conference of Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association (CPA) of India
Region was inaugurated by Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Patna, Bihar.
• The theme of the conference is ‘Role of
Parliament and Parliamentarians in achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’
110.Which state announced launch cheap sanitary pad
scheme “Asmita Yojana” for rural women?
Maharashtra
• The Maharashtra government will launch
cheap sanitary pad scheme “Asmita Yojana”
on the International Women’s Day for rural
women.
• Under the scheme, girls in Zilla Parishad
schools will get a sanitary napkin packet at Rs
5 while rural women can avail it at a
subsidised rate of Rs 24 and Rs 29.
111.The 5th edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award
2018 was given to ___. Asha Bhosle
• The previous recipients of the award were -
Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha
and Shah Rukh Khan.
112.Gundu Hanumantha Rao passed away. He was
associated with which field? Film Industry
• He was a well-known Telugu film comedian.
113.Which online payment service provider has
partnered with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
for deployment of PoS terminals? PhonePe
114.The World Day of Social Justice observed on ____.
February 20
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• Theme for this year is “Workers on the
Move: The Quest for Social Justice”.
115.Which committee constituted by the Union
Government to study Brahmaputra and flood control
measures in Assam? Rajiv Kumar committee
• Rajiv Kumar is the Vice Chairman of the NITI
Aayog.
116.Who won the 2018 Rotterdam Open men’s singles
tennis tournament? Roger Federer
• Roger Federer won the 2018 Rotterdam Open
men’s singles tennis tournament by defeating
Grigor Dimitrov in the final by 6-2-6-2 in
Rotterdam, Netherlands.
117.Which country will host global World Environment
Day (WED-2018) celebrations? India
• The theme will be “Beat Plastic Pollution”
118.Which country won the 5th Commonwealth bridge
championship 2018? India
• The Indian team, led by Kiran Nadar, won the
5th Commonwealth bridge championship.
• India beat Australia 103-65 in the final.
119.The 2018 Sanskriti Mahotsav ‘Swachhagrah – Bapu
ko Kaaryaanjali” was held in ___. Varanasi
120.The government had recently approved Silkyara
Bend-Barkot Tunnel as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg
Pariyojana’. The tunnel is located in which state?
Uttarakhand
121.Which team won the 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy?
Karnataka
• Karnataka defeated Saurashtra in the final by
41 runs to win the 2018 Vijay Hazare trophy
at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
• With this, Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare
trophy 3 times.
122.Who bagged the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of
the Year award? Roger Federer
• In 2017 Roger Federer won the Australian
Open and Wimbledon titles.
• Serena Williams won the Laureus World
Sportswoman of the Year award.
123.The 2nd India-Korea Business Summit 2018 was held
in ____. New Delhi
• The objective of the summit is to boost the
economic and trade relations and increase
investments between India and Republic of
Korea.
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• Republic of Korea is known as South Korea ---
Seoul is the capital of South Korea and Won is
the currency.
124.Moody’s Investors Service forecast India’s GDP
growth rate in 2018 is ____. 7.6%
• Moody is International Crediting rating
agency headquarter is in New York USA.
125.What is the theme of the 2018 National Science Day
(NSD)? Science and Technology for a Sustainable
Future.
• The National Science Day (NSD) is observed
every year on February 28 to mark the
discovery of Raman effect by Physicist CV
Raman on 28th February 1928.
• The purpose of the day is to spread the
message of importance of science and its
application among the people.
126.The 15th Edition of BioAsia conference 2018 was
held in ___. Hyderabad
• The theme of the conference was “Right
Time, Right Now”.
• In it, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa
were the International Partners while
Gujarat, Assam and Rajasthan were the
partner states for this event.
• It is the annual flagship life sciences and
pharmaceuticals conference of the Telangana
Government.
127.TSR Subramanian, who passed away recently, was
the well-known____. Former Cabinet Secretary of
India
• He served as the cabinet secretary from 1996
to 1998.
• He also wrote several books on India and
governance such as “India at Turning Point:
The Road to Good Governance”,
“GovernMint In India: An Inside View” and
“Journeys Through Babudom and Netaland:
Governance in India”.
128.The 2nd project of Swajal Yojana was launched in
which state? Rajasthan
• Uma Bharti, the Union Minister of Drinking
Water and Sanitation, has launched the 2nd
project of Swajal Yojana at village
Bhikampura, Karauli, Rajasthan.
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• Swajal is a community owned drinking water
programme for sustained (regular) drinking
water supply.
• • The first project was launched in
Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district.
129.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised currency
derivative trade limit to how much amount for
residents and foreign portfolio investors? ___. $100
million
• The RBI’s decision to raise the limit will help
entities engaged in forex transactions to
maintain their currency risks in a better
manner.
• Market players were earlier allowed to take
long or short positions up to a limit of $15
million in the dollar-rupee pair without
underlying exposure.
• The combined limit for other cross currency
pairs was at $5 million, which has now been
revised upwards to $100 million.
130.Kunwar Bai, the brand ambassador of Swachch
Bharat has passed away. She hails from which state?
Chhattisgarh
• Kunwar Bai was in the national news as a
mascot for Swachch Bharat campaign; she
sold all her goats to construct a toilet at her
home.
• Not only was she applauded by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, the PM also touched
her feet and felicitated her during a public
meeting in Rajnandgaon in February 2016.
131.The 21st National conference on e-Governance 2018
was held in ____. Hyderabad, Telangana.
• The theme of this conference was
‘Technology for Accelerating
Development’.
132.Who is the author of the book “Hari Singh Nalwa:
Champion of the Khalsaji – 1791-1837”? Vanit Nalwa
• This book accounts the life and times of
Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, one of the great
pillars of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s empire.
133.Who became the new Deputy Prime Minister of
Australia? Michael McCormack
• Prime Minister of Australia is - Malcolm
Turnbull.
• Australia Capital – Canberra
• Australia Currency – Dollar
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134.The 23rd edition of the World Congress on
Information Technology (WCIT) in 2019 will be held
in ____. Yerevan, Armenia
• World Congress on Information Technology
2018 was held in Hyderabad.
135.Who won the men’s singles title at the Austrian Open
International Challenge badminton tournament?
Parupalli Kashyap
• He defeated June Wei Cheam of Malaysia.
• He clinches his first international title in over
three years.
136.The 2018 SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave will be
held in _____. Kathmandu, Nepal.
• The objective is to promote investment,
innovation and entrepreneurship in the
region.
137.Who created history by becoming the first Indian
gymnast to win an individual medal at the 2018
Gymnastics World Cup? Aruna Budda Reddy
• Aruna Budda Reddy won the bronze medal
at the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup.
• The event was held in Melbourne, Australia.
• She hails from Hyderabad.
138.India signed $84 million loan agreement with the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improvement and
expansion of water supply in which state? Bihar
• The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $84
million loan for improvement and expansion
of water supply in Bhagalpur and Gaya towns
in Bihar.
139.India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) was held
in ___. Sri Lanka
• Union Ministry of Textiles - Smriti Zubin
Irani
140.The Telangana government signed a technology
partnership agreement with which country at the
World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT)
2018? Taiwan
• World Congress on Information Technology
2018 was held in Hyderabad.
• Capital of Taiwan – Taipei
• Currency of Taiwan – Dollar
141.The 7th Meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on
Nepal-India Relations was held in ____. Kathmandu
• The 8th meeting of the group will be held in
New Delhi.
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142.Kunhiraman Panoor was recently passed away. He
was a renowned ___. Author
• He was the renowned author and human
rights activist passed away in Kannur,
Kerala.
• He had won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi
award for comprehensive contribution in
2006.
143.The 20th Conference of the Commonwealth
Education Ministers (20CCEM) was held in ____. Nadi,
Fiji
• The theme of the Conference was
“Sustainability and Resilience: Can
Education Deliver?”
• Dr. Satya Pal Singh, the Union Minister of
State for Human Resource Development
(Higher Education), led the Indian delegation
at the conference.
144.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had launched the
Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs). The NBFC Ombudsman will have
office in which city? New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai
and Kolkata
• The scheme will provide a cost-free and
expeditious complaint redressal mechanism
relating to deficiency in the services by NBFCs
covered under the scheme.
• The NBFC Ombudsman will have offices in
four cities – New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and
Kolkata – and will handle complaints of
customers in the respective zones.
145.Neelabh Mishra, who passed away was associated
with which field? Journalism
• Neelabh Mishra was the editor-in-chief of
Delhi-based National Herald.
146.The Cleanliness & Pollution Free initiative
“Parivartan scheme” launched by which state?
Haryana
• Parivartan scheme is designed to address 10
issues including cleanliness and pollution, in
46 developmental blocks of the Haryana state.
147.What is the rank of India in the Global Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) 2017? ___ 81st
• The index was released by Transparency
International (TI).
• In 2016 India was in the 79th place among
176 countries.
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• Top 2 least corrupt countries are - New
Zealand and Denmark.
• Somalia was found to be the most corrupt
country in the world.
148.Who became the first Indian woman to fly fighter
aircraft solo? Avani Chaturvedi
• Avani Chaturvedi of Madhya Pradesh became
the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft
solo.
• She flew a MiG-21 bison in her first solo sortie
from IAF’s Jamnagar base in Gujarat.
• She is one of the three in the first batch of
female pilots, besides Bhawana Kanth and
Mohana Singh, who were inducted in Indian
Air Force fighter squadron in 2016.
149.The ‘Garuda Shakti-2018 joint military exercise was
held between India and ____. Indonesia
• The 6th edition of annual joint military
exercise ‘Garuda Shakti-2018’ held in
Bandung, Indonesia.
150.The Uttar Pradesh government signed pact with
which retail online company for khadi products sale?
Amazon
• Uttar Pradesh's Khadi and Village Industries
Board signed a pact with Amazon India to
facilitate online selling of Khadi products.
151.Which state government makes vaccination
compulsory for admissions to Class 1? Kerala
• The Kerala government has recently made
vaccination compulsory for school admissions
to Class 1 from the 2018-’19 academic year.
152.The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is
celebrated every year by UNESCO on ___. 21 February
• The theme of the 2018 International Mother
Language Day (IMLD) is “Linguistic diversity
and multilingualism count for sustainable
development”.
153.Which country elected as the vice-president of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? China
• The FATF was set up in 1989 with the
primary goal of setting standards to combat
money laundering, but in 2001 its mandate
was expanded to include countering terror
financing.
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•It can take action such as financial restrictions
against any country.
154.Suresh Seth who passed away recently, was a ____.
Politician
• Suresh Seth was the former Madhya Pradesh
minister and senior Congress leader.
155.Kanakalata Mohanty, who passed away was a ____.
noted Odia author
• She was also recognized by All India Radio
(AIR) as a noted lyricist, particularly for her
devotional songs on Lord Jagannath.
156.The Youth Festival was held in ____. New Delhi.
• The theme of the Youth Festival 2018 is “Let
Love Live”.
157.India donate how much amount for rehabilitation
work in cyclone-hit Tonga? $1 million
• Tonga officially the Kingdom of Tonga.
• Capital of Tonga is Nukuʻalofa.
• Currency of Tonga is paʻanga.
158.The International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels
2018 was held in ____. New Delhi.
159.Which payment bank became the 5th entity to begin
operations as a payments bank? Aditya Birla Idea
Payments Bank Ltd
• It is a joint venture between Aditya Birla Nuvo
Ltd (51%) and Ideal Cellular (49%).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a
licence to the bank under Section 22 (1) of
the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to carry
on the business of payments bank in India.
• The other payments banks that have started
operations include - Airtel Payments Bank
Ltd, India Post Payments Bank Ltd, Paytm
Payments Bank Ltd and Fino Payments
Bank Ltd.
160.What is the India’s rank in the 2018 Inclusive
Internet Index (III)? 47th
• India has been ranked 47th out of 86
countries in the latest Inclusive Internet Index
(III-2018) report.
• The report is published by Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU).
• The index is topped by the Sweden, followed
by Singapore and the US.
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